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'''Operation Newfound''' was the second major phase of the [[Sabbat Worlds Crusade]], following immediately from the completion of the first, [[Operation Redrake]].  Its focus was the [[Newfound Trailing Group]] within the [[Sabbat Worlds]].{{Fn|1}}

== History ==
Redrake was the initial phase of the Crusade, designed to provide a swift, complete victory for morale purposes and give the Crusade a foothold within the [[Archenemy]]'s territory.  The territorial gains of Redrake were a modest four worlds.{{Fn|1a}}  [[Warmaster]] [[Slaydo]] fully expected Newfound to be a longer and more complicated campaign, not only because its goals were much more ambitious, but also because he expected retaliation after [[Archon (Chaos)|Archon]] [[Nadzybar]] "woke up" from the surprise of Redrake.{{Fn|1b}}

The [[Chaos]] forces opposing Operation Newfound came in three primary forms{{Fn|1c}}:
#Entrenched planetary defenders, often numbering in the millions;
#The counter-attack forces immediately dispatched by Nadzybar, in the form of raider fleets and convoys to resupply the defenders;
#Mobile opportunists, either retreating from Redrake or having abandoned their posts ahead of the Imperial advance, who, while disorganised, caused plenty of havoc behind Imperial lines.

Newfound's ultimate goal was the capture of the strategically vital world of [[Balhaut]], which took Slaydo the better part of a decade [[Battle of Balhaut|to achieve]].{{Fn|1b}}

==Notable Engagements of Operation Newfound==
*[[Ambold Eleven]]
*[[Ashek II]]
*[[Fornax Aleph]]
*[[Sverren]]
*[[Cociaminus]]

==See also==
*[[Operation Redrake]]

==Sources==
*1: [[The Sabbat Worlds Crusade (Background Book)]]
**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 14
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 17
**{{Endn|1c}}: pg. 22

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[[Category:Battles (Sabbat Worlds Crusade)]]